Andrew Rea is one part chef, one part filmmaker, a generous dash of irreverent YouTube personality, and the New York Times bestselling author of Binging with Babish. In 2017, he quit his day job to become an uplifting content creator. His YouTube channel, Babish Culinary Universe, has grown into one of the most successful and widely viewed on the platform with a new companion instructional cooking series, Basics with Babish. At the heart of everything produced from his home kitchen and studio in Brooklyn, New York, is a passion for learning, connecting, and pushing himself and others outside of their comfort zone.